Summer Book Trek 2008 Wrap Up

The Summer Book Trek is over - here's my wrap up...

1. How many fiction books by LDS authors did you read?
Officially six - but I read a few others on the side...

2. Did you read more than you would have read if you hadn't participated in this book trek?
Absolutely.

3. Did the reviews posted by other participants influence which titles you read? How?
Yes, I did find many other books that I want to read in the future.

4. Did the Whitney awards influence which titles you read? How?
No, it didn't - sorry.

5. Did the many, many virtual blog tours that happened this summer influence which titles you read? How?
I only got in on a couple of those, but I would say that it was helpful because I like reading the author interviews and reviews by other bloggers.

6. Did you finish all the books you had planned to read? If not, why?
Pretty much, I did remove one or two from my list toward the end because I was also trying to keep up with my church book club and was getting a bit overwhelmed.

7. Did you discover any new authors whom you now love?
Yes!

8. Did you nominate any of the books you read for Whitney awards?
No - but I may still.

9. Would you be interested in another LDS themed reading challenge either this winter, or next summer?
Yes, I believe I would...

Time to Move the Books...

Moving the reading list so I can start over for Fall...

Spring / Summer Reading List

* "Breaking Dawn" Stephanie Meyer
* "Howel's Moving Castle" Diana W. Jones
* "Far World - Water Keep" J.Scott Savage
* "The Princess and the Hound" Mette Ivie Harrison
* "All's Fair" Julie Coulter Bellon
* "Delicious Conversations" Jennifer Stewart Griffith
* "Fool Me Twice" Stephanie Black
* "First Day" Allyson Braithwaite Condie
* "The Accidental Tourist" Anne Tyler
* "Dreamland Lake" Richard Peck
* "Love, Stargirl" Jerry Spinelli
* "Austenland" Shannon Hale
* "The Counterfeit" Robison Wells
* "Wake me When it's Over" Robison Wells
* "Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons"
* "Voice in the Night" C.Paul Anderson
* "Closing In" Kerry Blair
* "On Second Thought" Robison Wells
* "Stargirl" Jerry Spinelli
* "Digging up the Past" Kerry Blair
* "Hazardous Duty" Betsy Brannon Green
* "Stargazing" Peter Hill
* "The Glass Castle" Jeannette Walls